222 St Georges Rd.
North Fitzroy
Dropped into this shop today mainly to tick it of my list.
I'm about half way through my tour of all of Melbourne's Vinyl Record shops and have just about covered all the good shops on this side of town. With the remainder on the shops are south of the Yarra I'll have to be a little more strategic with my trip plans.
Retro and Vintage bills itself as stocking 'Vintage clothing for guys and gals, retro and industrial furniture and a large quantity of LP's'. However there was nothing boutique or retro or vaguely interesting about this place, just mildew and mothballs, dust and worn-out furniture.
It had rained heavily overnight and there was a lot of moisture in the air, so it was sad to see the 3 or so crates of very second hand looking vinyl strategically placed near the open back door and even on the ground leaving them directly exposed to the moist air, dirt and dust. Consequently on flipping through the first few albums you could feel that the cardboard jackets were soft and damp. Now for some items and in some circles a bit of wear and tear might add character and history but for me a record is and artifact, something which if you look after it, it will reward you with years of listening pleasure.
These albums on the other hand looked crap and to see them treated like this was like Buzz and Woody watching Sid take to a new toy with his pliers.The $20-$25 per record asking price was a bit of a joke too. Although there was the odd decent album the lot probably cost the owner $5 -$10 per crate at some deceased estate... forget about it!
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